CN106428956B

CN106428956B - Lid and lid and vessel combination

Info

Publication number: CN106428956B
Application number: CN201610819197.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: J·斯米尔斯; N·弗南德斯; S·M·格里德; K·S·特兰
Original assignee: Corning Brand Holding Co
Current assignee: Corning Brand Holding Co
Priority date: 2012-03-09
Filing date: 2013-03-07
Publication date: 2019-06-07
Anticipated expiration: 2033-03-07
Also published as: CN103562084B; WO2013134570A3; CN109941586B; US20150291323A1; TW201406616A; TWI608973B; CA2866372A1; US9643757B2; US20150314911A1; TW201700361A; CN103562084A; CN106428956A; CA3016737A1; CA2866372C; US9108776B2; US20130233854A1; US9850042B2; WO2013134570A2; CA3016737C; CN109941586A

Abstract

In one embodiment, the lid structure with lock can be used in using with the sealing of the container vessels of the different materials with inconsistent processing dimension tolerance, container vessels such as plastic ware and glassware.There is provided lids to receive features for lid and another feature of vessel combination, the substrate of the vessel in stacked arrangement can be captured, without utilizing the specific characteristic portion in vessel substrate.Another feature of the embodiment of lid is the nested ability of the lid of multiple lids, wherein interference engagement is locked together between neighbouring lid with that will cover.

Description

Lid and lid and vessel combination

The application be 03 month 2013 07 day, international application no the applying date are as follows: PCT/US2013/029724, national Shen Please number are as follows: 201380001150.8, the international application into National Phase in China of entitled " lid and containment system and lid " Divisional application.

Cross reference to related applications

The U. S. application 13754773 submitted on January 30th, 2013 requires to submit on March 9th, 2012 and entitled " the priority of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61609142 of Lid, and Container System and Lid ".

Technical field

It is combined the present invention relates to a kind of lid and vessel and a kind of for being attached to circular by peripheral edge portion The lid of the vessel of open top.

Background technique

Vessel for keeping food may include individually covering, but be usually not provided with gas-tight seal.Such as vierics Ware is especially true.Gas-tight container convering system is typically manufactured by rigid plastic material, and is being covered and held typically with setting Individual containment member between device.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of lid and vessel combination, lid includes lid acceptance division, can capture the vessel in stacked arrangement Substrate, without using the specific characteristic portion in vessel substrate, wherein bottom wall portion of the sidewall sections of vessel in neighbouring vessel Interference region at it is substantially vertical, and wherein receiving unit is limited by inner wall and bent cap abdominal section, and the wherein top of inner wall The periphery of the edge limited closure in portion, the periphery in selected region is by combining the corresponding size selection of the substrate of vessel Size limits, with when vessel are arranged in above receiving unit and are depressed into receiving unit in the sidewall sections of periphery and vessel Interference engagement is formed between the interference region.

According to an advantageous embodiment, vessel are made from a plastic material.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the sidewall sections above interference region of vessel limit angle relative to vertical Degree.

Have for being attached to by the lid of the vessel of the circular open top of peripheral edge portion the invention further relates to a kind of, Lid is made from a plastic material and can be used in the nesting of multiple similar lids, and neighbouring lid and corresponding peripheral skirt divide it Between formed interference engagement locked together in the form of stacked arrangement by that will cover；And its middle cover includes:

Cover with periphery outer skirt portion；

One group of integral lock with cover, wherein each lock in one group of lock is connected by hinges To lid peripheral edge portion and have lock hook features, rotated to when lid is arranged on vessel and latches around hinge When latching position, the lock of lock hook features engagement vessel engages lip portion；And

Periphery outer skirt portion includes the skirt portion between the neighbouring lock being located in lock, and the skirt portion is every A restriction shoulder and the skirt end part below shoulder, shoulder and skirt end part enable to the upper cap of stacked arrangement Skirt end part can cooperate on the shoulder above the outer skirt portion of upper cap to lean against the lower cover of stacked arrangement.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the size of outer skirt makes the interior wall table in the skirt end part of upper cap Interference engagement is provided between outer wall surface above the shoulder of face and lower cover.

Detailed description of the invention

Those skilled in the art read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the following detailed description will readily appreciate that feature of the invention and Advantage, in the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1A is a kind of normal axomometric drawing of illustrative embodiments of container and convering system, wherein container is by glass material Manufacture.Figure 1B and 1C is the container of Figure 1A and the bottom view of convering system and end-view respectively.

Fig. 2A is the container of Figure 1A and the top view of convering system.Fig. 2A and 2C is cut across the line B-B and C-C of Fig. 2A respectively The cross-sectional view taken.Fig. 2 B is with the structure of cross-sectional view illustrative exemplary vessel 60 in detail.Fig. 2 D is the glass in the system such as Figure 1A A kind of top view of illustrative embodiments of glass vessel.Fig. 2 E is the cross-sectional view intercepted along the line A-A of Fig. 2 D.

Fig. 3 A is a kind of top view of the first of the lid structure of the system of Figure 1A illustrative embodiments for penetrating structure.Figure 3B, 3C and 3D are the cross-sectional view intercepted across line B-B, C-C and D-D of Fig. 3 A respectively.

Fig. 4 is a kind of the isometric of the second of the lid structure of Figure 1A illustrative embodiments for penetrating structure (sealing structure part) Mapping.

Fig. 5 A is the second of Fig. 4 to penetrate the top view of part.Fig. 5 B and 5C are the second of Fig. 5 A to penetrate the cross-sectional view of structure respectively.

Fig. 6 A is the top view of the lid structure of the system of Figure 1A.Line B-B, the C-C of Fig. 6 B, 6C and 6D respectively along Fig. 6 A With the cross-sectional view of D-D interception.

Fig. 7 A is such as container/convering system side view in Figure 1A, wherein container and the lid of lower part are in stacked relation. Fig. 7 B is the cross-sectional view intercepted along the line D-D of Fig. 7 A.

Fig. 8 A is a kind of normal axomometric drawing of illustrative embodiments of container and convering system, wherein container is by plastic material Manufacture, and covering is as above to describe about Fig. 2A -7B.Fig. 8 B and 8C be respectively Fig. 8 A container and convering system bottom view and Front view.

Fig. 9 A is the container of Fig. 8 A and the top view of convering system.Fig. 9 B and 9C are cut across the line B-B and C-C of Fig. 9 A respectively The cross-sectional view taken.

Figure 10 A is side view of the diagram such as the stacked arrangement of the container convering system in Fig. 8 A, and wherein container is in lower part Lid on stacked arrangement.Figure 10 B is the cross-sectional view intercepted along the line 10B-10B of Figure 10 A.

Figure 11 A is a kind of normal axomometric drawing of illustrative embodiments of one group of lid in the system such as Figure 1A, wherein at lid In lid stacked arrangement.Figure 11 B is the end-view of the stacked lid of Figure 11 A.Figure 11 C is intercepted along the line 11C-11C of Figure 11 B Cross-sectional view.

Figure 12 A is with a kind of illustrative embodiments of one group of lid for bulge construction of stacked relation arrangement Normal axomometric drawing.Figure 12 B is the side view of the stacked lid of Figure 12 A.Figure 12 C is along the stacked of the line 12C-12C Figure 12 B intercepted Construction cross-sectional view.

Figure 13 is the top view of plastic ware.Figure 13 A is the cross-sectional view along the vessel of Figure 13 of line 13A-13A interception.

Specific embodiment

In the following detailed description and in several figures of attached drawing, identical element is designated by like reference numerals. Figure can not be in proportion, and for purposes of illustration, and relevant feature size can be amplified.

According to one aspect, the lid structure with lock is configured to and the different materials with inconsistent processing dimension tolerance The container vessels (for example, plastics, metal, glass and pottery) of material, which seal, to be used.Plastic ware is typically capable of than such as The vessel of the other materials of glass and ceramics, which are processed into, has tighter tolerance.For example, glass or pottery can have it is flat Circumferential seal surface, flatness have certain size tolerance.Plastics or metalware can be processed to have tighter Tolerance, so that similar flat circumferential seal surface is it can be anticipated that with than glass or the sealing of pottery better seal effect Lid.Have the advantages that be provided with the lid (that is, general lid) of the ability in a variety of vessel types significant.For example, lid can be with device Ware is discretely sold to consumer, and user is allowed to buy the vessel individually sold to be used together with lid.This is supplied to consumption Person's selection best meets the vessel of his or her requirement and still is able to the ability using identical lid simultaneously.Another advantage is must The quantity of the type of the lid of inventory must be kept to reduce by dealer, because identical lid can make together with a plurality of types of vessel With.Production cost can reduce, because production scale increases.

Lid construction, which is provided with, according to another aspect, stacks together multiple lids and the energy of adjacent lid interference engagement Power, for keeping lid stacked in place.

On the other hand it is a kind of lid and vessel, is configured to provide the ability being stacked in vessel on the top of lid, The substrate interference engagement of middle cover features and vessel.

A kind of illustrative embodiments of vessel-Gai Zuhe include: with the glass by the circular open top of periphery edge Glass, ceramics, metal or plastic ware；The lid being made from a plastic material；And with lid integrally to form integrally-built sealing Structure.Lid is configured to be attached to open top by means of the lock or lock group integral with lid, and sealing structure is by structure It causes to provide substantially gas-tight sealing between lid and the periphery edge of vessel when lid is attached to vessel.In a kind of exemplary reality Apply in mode, vessel be by be suitable for toast or oven heating apply glass manufacture container.In another embodiment, Vessel are manufactured by such as polyacrylic plastic material.In general sense, vessel can be with locking lip appropriate to connect Any container of closing lid lock, including plastics, ceramics, metal, glass or other containers.In one exemplary embodiment, Lid is configured to on the different vessel for being manufactured by dissimilar material and being had different machining tolerances.

Figure 1A -7B diagram vessel and convering system 50 a kind of illustrative embodiments comprising vessel 60 and have one Sealing structure and lock 80 lid 70.In one embodiment, vessel 60 are glass containers, can be adapted for toasting Heating or baking food in furnace.In this embodiment, vessel 60 are by being able to bear the material systems of oven temperatures and cooling stress At.Other types of glass, metal, ceramics or plastics vessel can be configured such that be used together with lid 70, so that vessel are formed There are sealing margin and lock engagement lip, it is such as described more fully below.

The structure of the cross-sectional view of Fig. 2 B and 2C illustrative exemplary vessel 60 in further detail.Vessel 60 are overall structures, With the open top region 60A limited by bottom part 62A, sidewall sections 62B and peripheral edge portion 64.Sealing edge edge Point 62C is by sidewall sections at open top region or adjacent openings top area limits.In this example embodiment, sidewall sections 62B It is at an angle of outward from bottom section, 13.5 degree of angle is limited relative to bottom part.This specific angle arrangement is only one A example, the side wall of vessel and other constructions of bottom part can be alternatively used.Edge portions 64 include generally flat Top edge portion 64A and lock engagement lip portion 64B.

Using being suitable for the lock 80 for being connected to lid by hinges on the opposite side of lid, lid 70 is attached to vessel 60 simultaneously And lock is in place to cover the vessel top that is open.Lock has lock hook features 82A, encloses when being placed on vessel and latching When around hinge turns to lock position shown in such as Figure 1A and 2B, the lock engagement of lock hook features 82A engagement vessel Lip portion 64B.As cover latch is in place, the sealing structure 90 discussed more fully below engages the sealing surfaces (top on vessel Marginal portion 64A).

In one exemplary embodiment, lid 70 passes through the injection-molded manufacture using dijection molding technique, wherein the One penetrates structure is manufactured by the first plastic material, and then lid structure second hits completion, wherein the second plastic material is wrapped It covers and is molded into first and penetrates a part of structure to form sealing structure 90.Second plastic material is incorporated into due to molding process One penetrates the surface of material.The first of Fig. 3 A-3D diagram lid 70 penetrates a kind of illustrative embodiments of structure 70-1.In a kind of example In property embodiment, main first penetrates lid structure by such as polyacrylic polymer or similar structural rigidity polymer material It is formed.Fig. 3 D also illustrate in downwards lock state lock 80 relative to lid outer skirt be recessed so that lock and hinge not from Lid skirt section is protruding, thus provides some locks that are protected from and damages.

Figure 4 and 5 A-5C individually illustrates a kind of the second illustrative embodiments for penetrating structure (sealing structure 90).Used in second One of penetrating exemplary overmolded material is thermoplastic elastic (TPE) material.By penetrating work using the second of cladding molding Skill manufactures sealing structure by this method, obtains several advantages, including relative to individual, removable sealing element it is lower at This, cleannes (by avoiding the space between removable sealing element and lid structure) and since sealing structure is for good and all attached It is connected to first and penetrates structure and easy to use.

Fig. 6 A-6D diagram is in completion form (that is, completing in over-mold process being formed the second plastic material to the After one penetrates structure and limits sealing structure 90) lid 70 a kind of illustrative embodiments.In a kind of exemplary embodiment party In formula, first penetrates the skirt portion 72-3 that lid structure qualification extends downwardly on the periphery by the 72-4 connection of soffit of girder part and interior Peripheral channel 72-1 between the wall construction 72-2 of periphery.In this embodiment, the second of sealing structure 90 penetrates material and is molded On on to the internal side wall 72-3A (Fig. 3 B) of skirt portion and soffit of girder part.In one exemplary embodiment, second material is penetrated Material is not filled with channel, but in other embodiments, if specific application needs, second penetrate material can fill major part or Entire channel.

In this embodiment, if sealing structure 90 includes stem portion.Main part 90C be attached on the inner wall in skirt section and On soffit of girder part.Another hermetic unit is the spring section 90B stretched out.Another hermetic unit is compression section 90A.In order to glass Glass vessel are used together, and it is biggish flat in sealing area or glassware surface to be characterized in that sealing structure is configured to absorb Smooth degree variation.The spring section 90B of sealing structure is configured to be easy variation of the flexure to absorb vessel sealing surfaces, presses simultaneously It is solid to compress in response to lock closure and provide sufficient lock that contracting part 90A extends enough distances below skirt portion Position power is to keep cover latch in closed position.The flexure of spring section is in Fig. 2 B and 2C with the glassware 60 with lid 70 Situation diagram.Fig. 9 B and 9C diagram have the plastic ware of lid 70.

In one exemplary embodiment, what the interior section that spring sealed part 90B is towards lid was inwardly at an angle of Finger tab.In other embodiments, it is internal angled outward to may be located remotely from lid for spring sealed part.It can be used for Other constructions appropriate of spring section, the rib such as extended downwardly from compression section or elbow cross-sectional configuration.For a kind of reality Apply the spring section of mode exemplary dimensions be 0.04 to 0.05 inch of magnitude height dimension and 0.025 to 0.040 inch Thickness.Exemplary dimensions for compression section are about 0.10 inch of thickness and from about according to the position around periphery The height of 0.085 to 0.15 inch of variation.A kind of exemplary total height of one kind for illustrative embodiments, for sealing structure Spending size is 0.35 inch.

Fig. 8 A-10B illustrates another vessel and convering system 50-1, wherein lid 70 is used in combination with plastic ware 60-1.Device Ware 60-1 is overall structure, has and is limited by bottom part 60-1-2A, sidewall sections 60-1-2B and peripheral edge portion 60-1-4 Fixed open top region 60-1-1A.In this example embodiment, sidewall sections 60-1-2B is at an angle of outward from bottom section, relative to Bottom part limits 8 degree of angle, is typically directed to different vessel sizes and construction is variable.This specific angle arrangement is only It is an example, the side wall of vessel and other constructions of bottom part can be alternatively used.Edge portions 60-1-4 includes Generally flat top edge portion 60-1-4A and lock engagement lip portion 60-1-4B.

Cover latch and sealing structure and vessel 60-1 by be similar to it is above-mentioned for glassware 60 in a manner of interact.Modeling The flat top edge portion 60-1-4A of glassware ware can be more flat than the corresponding sealing surfaces of glassware.

There is provided lids to receive features for lid and another feature of vessel combination, can capture the device in stacked arrangement The substrate of ware, without utilizing the specific characteristic portion in vessel substrate.It is stacked for the diagram of glassware 60 in Fig. 7 A and 7B, and And it is stacked for plastic ware 60-1 diagram in Figure 10 A-10B.

The reception features of lid 70 for example illustrate in Fig. 3 A-3C.Inner wall 72-2 and the bent cap abdominal section for being connected to inner wall 72-5 limits recess or receiving area 76.Receiving area has depth D3.The top edge 72-2A of inner wall 72-2 limits closed Substantially rectangular periphery P (Fig. 3 A).But the periphery P in the region among lid corner is by length dimension D1 and width dimensions D2 It limits, length dimension D1 and width dimensions D2 are more slightly smaller than the equal length size of the corner portion measurement in lid.Inner wall 72-2 exists It can be vertical at intermediate region or slope inwardly.Dimension D 1 and D2 are the substrates of the vessel in conjunction with such as 60 and 60-1 Size selection.In the case where glass or pottery, lid design has enough spacing to allow glassware (such as vessel 60) enter and be landed in receiving unit without interfering.In the case where such as plastic ware of vessel 60-1, lid is designed to work as device Ware, which is placed on 76 top of receiving unit and forms interference between periphery P and the side wall of vessel when being pressed downward in receiving unit, matches It closes.In the case where plastic ware, vessel substrate and tegmental wall can sufficiently be bent to allow vessel substrate to be landed in receiving unit 76 In.

This lid-vessel are stacked can be used to be stacked two or more vessel-convering systems, while ensuring to prevent Portion's system is relative to lower part system lateral movement.In addition, this can be in the feelings in the specific characteristic portion in the substrate for not needing vessel It is realized under condition.The vessel wall of adjacent substrate with the region of lid interference in can be it is vertical or close to vertical, and dry The top for relating to region increases relative to vertical angle.

Another feature of the embodiment of lid 70 be between neighbouring lid interference engagement with will cover lock together it is more The nested ability of the lid of a lid.Figure 11 A-11C illustrates two lids 70 to stack together.The outer skirt in lid corner of lid 70 72-3 has step or shoulder 72-3A, and the low portion 72-3B below shoulder is enabled to cooperate the shell in another lid 70 Above portion and lean against on the shoulder 72-3A of the lower cover in stacked.Fig. 3 C and 6C show the knot in the lid skirt section in folding corner region Structure.Skirt section size is selected such that the interior wall surface in skirt portion 72-3B and the skirt above the shoulder of nested lid 70 There are interference engagements between the outer wall surface in portion, to provide frictional engagement between each lid.In a kind of illustrative embodiments In, interference size can interfere size different in 0.010 inch of magnitude, but for other embodiment and application.It is dry It relates to and may insure to cover the storage and transport for thus reinforcing lid in nested configuration.

Although being directed to rectangular configuration before this describes the illustrative embodiments of lid and vessel, feature and aspect It can be utilized by other constructions.For example, Figure 12 A-12C, which is illustrated, is designed to the two of the vessel that cooperation has round trace construction The lid of a nesting.

Lid 70, which is designed to seal with a series of dimensional tolerances, is attached to vessel.Vessel edge as described above includes example Such as the generally flat top rim surface of 64 (Fig. 2 E).Top rim surface can be configured with the outer edge part tilted down 64A2.Inner edge portion 64A1 is preferably flat.Therefore, the center movement far from lid, there are the downward slopes of surface 64A.It should Downward slope adapts to some misalignments that lid arrives vessel, and adapts to some vessel tolerances also directed to latching force.Latching force passes through When latching closure, the amount of sealing element compression is determined.If the position of the lock hinge covered is relative to vessel edge to outward transport Dynamic, this will tend to increase from being hinged to the distance of vessel catch surface, and thus increase latching force.But on the outside at edge Rim surface gradient allow cover move downward so that from be hinged to vessel catch surface distance keep identical, Huo Zhezhi Reduce the increase of the distance less.Thus gradient or curvature tend to reduce the variation of the latching force as caused by vessel sizes tolerance.

In another embodiment, the sealing surfaces in the edge of vessel can be configured with from sealing surfaces The slight inclined-plane at the center that the heart downwardly covers and downward slight inclined-plane on the direction far from lid center.No matter lid periphery As misalignment or machining tolerance the result is that inside or outside displacement, the embodiment can be realized the change for reducing latching force The same benefits of change.Figure 13 and 13A is directed to the plastic ware 60-1 ' with top sides along 60-1-4 ' and sealing surfaces 60-1-4 ' Illustrate this feature.Here, the midpoint of sealing surfaces is highest point of the surface relative to vessel substrate, and sealing surfaces are certainly Either midpoint tilts down upwards.

Although aforementioned have been described and illustrate particular implementation, those skilled in the art can make various changes to it Type and modification are without departing from scope and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. a kind of lid and vessel combination, vessel have substantially rectangular tool there are four the vessel substrate of side and corner, lid includes lid Receiving unit can capture the vessel substrate in stacked arrangement, without using the specific characteristic portion in vessel substrate, wherein vessel Sidewall sections it is substantially vertical at the interference region of the bottom wall portion of neighbouring vessel, interference region includes four interference regions Domain, each interference region are all located between the adjacent corners in four corners；And wherein receiving unit is by inner wall and bent cap abdomen Divide and limit, and wherein there are four cover the periphery for receiving corner, institute for the substantially rectangular tool of the top edge restriction closure of inner wall The periphery in four interference regions is stated by combining the size of the corresponding size selection of the substrate of vessel to limit, to work as vessel cloth When setting above receiving unit and being depressed into receiving unit between the interference region of the sidewall sections of periphery and vessel shape At interference engagement；

Each of described four interference regions are all located between the corresponding corner that the lid receives in corner, the periphery of closure With length dimension and width dimensions, length dimension measured between the opposite inner wall short side in four interference regions and Width dimensions measure between the long side of opposite inner wall in four interference regions, the length dimension and width dimensions ratio The corresponding length dimension and width that the difference in corner covers the periphery of the closure measured between reception corner accordingly are received in lid It is slightly smaller to spend size；And

When vessel are in stacked arrangement, vessel substrate does not have the four corners on the periphery of contact closure.

2. lid according to claim 1 and vessel combination, wherein vessel are made from a plastic material.

3. lid according to claim 1 and vessel combination, wherein the sidewall sections above interference region of vessel are opposite In restriction angle vertically.